Category: dance

“His company’s name means ‘crow’, but Saburo Teshigawara is more of a magpie – bringing together different elements of movement, text, design and lighting into performances of symbols and senses. … Think of Teshigawara’s pieces not as theatrical events but as sensorial experiences, more poetic than dramatic, interested in symbol rather than story, with nebulous meanings but vivid sensory effects.”

Walter Hull, “general manager of Urban Souls Dance Company, recently returned from a residency at Ishyo Art Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, where he taught, choreographed and conducted empowerment workshops he called ‘My Soul is Urban’.”

Why is this news? It turns out that Ashley Wheater was a finalist for the top post at the Royal Ballet in London. “But I did not seek the job … about two weeks ago they asked me to officially apply for the job, which I did,” he said. “The truth is, I feel like I have only just begun my work with the Joffrey.”

“An alcohol-free strip club in New York believes lap dances and private room acts are tantamount to live theatrical and choreographed art performances and should be tax-exempt. Unfortunately, the Fourth Appellate Court disagreed.”

“After a worldwide search to fill one of the most coveted jobs in dance – replacing the Royal Ballet’s soon-to-retire director, Dame Monica Mason – the company has announced it has gone no further than its front door by appointing the administrative director, Kevin O’Hare, as its new head.”

Judith Mackrell: “So on paper, O’Hare’s appointment couldn’t sound more logical. But logical is also potentially dull. Ballet companies need stars to sell tickets, especially in financially straitened times, and Kevin O’Hare isn’t a name that lights up. … The fact that O’Hare comes without any artistic ego or agenda of his own can, I’d suggest, be a positive.”

“The Brooklyn-based artist Kenneth E. Parris III is on tour with members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, documenting their two-year Legacy Tour through a series of drawings and paintings.”

“Ballet has been like being married for 30 years, and then for some reason life takes you on different paths, but you still have the memories of the woman you love – that’s me and ballet.”

“Being at the helm of such an institution is like being at the helm of an ocean liner – it doesn’t turn on a dime. Since 1994 there have been six artistic directors including Mr. Hübbe, who has found it necessary to temper his naturally audacious streak with something a little more serene.”

“There are injuries, like for any athlete, because we lead the lives of athletes in our daily routine, but that is not why we do it. … You do not and should not think you have to suffer for the art.”